gate.cat vs AI Eyes
Comprehensive feature analysis, ratings breakdown, platform compatibility, and community review comparison.
Detailed Feature Comparison Matrix
Compare Other Tools| Dimension |  gate.cat |  AI Eyes |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Category | Open Source | Open Source |
| Community Rating | No ratings(0 reviews) | No ratings(0 reviews) |
| Community Upvotes | 5 votes | 63 votes |
| Supported Platforms | Web | Web |
| Tags & Focus | #Artificial Intelligence#Developer Tools#Open Source | #Developer Tools#Open Source#Privacy#OpenAI Day |
| Maker / Company | Independent Developer | Independent Developer |
| Platform Verification | Community Listing | Community Listing |
About gate.cat
gate.cat is an essential developer tool designed to protect your systems from irreversible mistakes made by AI coding agents. Even without malicious intent, giving an AI agent shell access combined with a single confident miscalculation can spell disaster for your codebase and infrastructure.
Operating as a deterministic, fail-closed veto, gate.cat inspects tool calls directly at the boundary. It intercepts and refuses high-risk, irreversible commands—such as rm -rf, DROP TABLE, or terraform destroy—before they are ever executed. Built for flexibility, it supports Claude Code hooks, gated shells, and OpenAI-API proxies.
Backed by extensive testing, the creators replayed over 826,644 real agent commands with zero misses, and they transparently publish their own bypass map. Best of all, gate.cat is completely free forever and open-source under the Apache 2.0 license.
Pros of gate.cat
- Blocks irreversible commands like rm -rf and DROP TABLE before execution
- Deterministic, fail-closed veto security model at the boundary
- Supports Claude Code hooks, gated shells, and OpenAI-API proxies
- Free forever and open-source under the Apache 2.0 license
Cons of gate.cat
- Focused specifically on blocking destructive commands rather than full agent orchestration
- Requires proper integration setup (hooks, proxies, or shells) to function
- Relies on boundary inspection which must cover all potential execution paths
Frequently Asked Questions
What does gate.cat do?
gate.cat acts as a deterministic, fail-closed veto that inspects tool calls at the boundary. It blocks irreversible commands—such as rm -rf, DROP TABLE, and terraform destroy—before an AI coding agent can execute them.
How is gate.cat integrated?
It can be integrated via a Claude Code hook, a gated shell, or an OpenAI-API proxy.
Is gate.cat free to use?
Yes, gate.cat is free forever and open-source under the Apache 2.0 license.
About AI Eyes
AI Eyes is a permission-first co-presence prototype designed for AI companions. Created by developer Deen Storkey, this open-source tool establishes a privacy-focused, local-first foundation for managing what your digital companions can see and hear.
With its initial v0.1 release, AI Eyes allows users to choose a specific screen or window to capture and gives granular, separate controls for screen, system audio, and microphone inputs. The interface makes it easy to invite named companions and ensures transparency by always displaying when sensing is active. Users can pause or end sessions at any time; ending a session immediately stops all media tracks and resets the session completely.
Built using Codex and GPT-5.6, this prototype is focused entirely on local-first permission, presence, and session-control. Please note that in this foundational stage, no external AI provider or semantic understanding has been connected yet.
Pros of AI Eyes
- Privacy-focused, local-first permission architecture
- Separate, granular control over screen, system audio, and microphone capture
- Clear visual indicators showing when active sensing is occurring
- Open-source code base allowing developers to review and build upon the prototype
Cons of AI Eyes
- It is a prototype (v0.1) and does not yet have an active AI provider or semantic understanding connected
- Limited to foundational capture and session-control features at this stage
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AI Eyes?
AI Eyes is an open-source, permission-first co-presence prototype built to manage what AI companions can access. It provides local-first controls over screen sharing, audio, and session state.
Does AI Eyes currently analyze my screen or voice?
No. In the v0.1 release, no AI provider or semantic understanding is connected. The prototype is currently a local-first foundation focused on permission, capture, presence, and session-control.
How do I control my privacy while using AI Eyes?
AI Eyes lets you choose exactly which screen or window to capture and gives you separate toggle controls for your screen, system audio, and microphone. There is also a clear indicator to show when sensing is active, and you can pause or end the session to stop all media tracks instantly.
What technologies were used to build AI Eyes?
The AI Eyes prototype was built using Codex and GPT-5.6.